Category: HEALTH

22% of providers (including non-prescribing providers such as case managers) in the Midwest USA felt uncomfortable telling their patients not to be concerned about HIV transmission when their vira

A new paper states that the risk of having a health problem from 1 drink a day is ½% and from 5 drinks a day it rises to 37%.  Previous studies showed a beneficial effect of a small amount of al

An observational study (not the strongest study type) found that older adults on sleeping medication, compared with those who were not, had a 40% more likelihood of developing dementia within 15 year

This means up to 2.4 million bottles/year which will treat, so this makes 120 patients treated for free which is not that many considering how many who need financial help to prevent HIV. Activists

California is being respected for closing some of the vaccine loopholes after the 2015 measles outbreak starting in Disneyland from a traveler.  The latest statistics for 2019 by county, the num

These recent “free” men are less likely to transmit or receive Sexually Transmitted Infections after attending an educational program in the prison or the parole/probation program. Most gonorrhea and

We already know that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is on the rise in PrEP (HIV prevention pill) users, but now there is an indication that Hepatitis C is on the rise too.  Be safe!

Studies have shown that in countries where selling or buying sex is illegal, sex workers are more likely to face violence, not use condoms and contract HIV, researchers said on Tuesday, calling for p

A new study found better levels of the helpful component of fish when the subjects ate fish compared to taking fish oil capsules. Humans keep trying to find the magic pill or ingredient and pull it o

Most common is Tension headache, associated usually with stress and causing scalp or neck muscle spasm. It can occur daily. Migraines are usually 1 sided and can be associated with visual or other se

Many sporting events or entertainment events have very loud sounds, sometimes up to 150 decibels. A loud restaurant has about 80 decibels. These loud noise exposures can cause permanent hearing damag

  It is important to make sure the person performing art on your body has passed a course in hygiene and safety. Complications can happen: mild to severe infections (including resistant staph,

Ask The Doctor ANTIBIOTICS, NOT SURGERY FOR APPENDICITIS? A new study confirms that about two thirds of patients can be treated without surgery who have appendicitis. Some of these might have a fu

  A new study showed that those on anti-depressants had a higher risk for clots in their veins, usually the legs. Is this from the medications or the depression increasing the risk?  Depressed

  Hundreds of people have been hospitalized due to taking rat poison without knowing it was in the synthetic Marijuana/Cannabis.  The main symptom is unexplained bleeding. They can die vomitin

  I am working in Malawi, Africa at a Loma Linda Hospital to substitute for the general physicians who are on vacation. Here are a few of the medical problems I found in late June and early Ju

LGBTQ TEENS ARE STRESSED Here is a paste of a Medscape article: In a national survey of about 12,000 LGBTQ teens, 77% reported feeling depressed, and 70% reported having feelings of worthles

The first week of March I attended CROI in Boston with about 4,000 others from around the world. Here is second article of my annual AIDS update from the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic I

The first week of March I attended CROI in Boston with about 4,000 others from around the world. Here is first article of my annual AIDS update from the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic In

  Foods that are high in fats and carbohydrates and salt, frozen meals, reconstituted meats such as salami, and snacks that are stable on the shelf for a long time also contain substances that